April was another great beer month. I started “drinking outside the box” and incorporating themes into the beers I chose to try. Here are the month’s winners: 1. Dogfish 120 Minute IPA (2011) I loved everything about this beer. A hop head’s dream. 2. Founders Imperial Stout I think I love everything that I’ve had [...]
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I really got back on the wagon in March. I had so many brews, went to AC Beerfest and did a beer-related March Madness. So, here are the winners for the month: 1. Fuller’s London Porter Katie sure can pick a good beer. One of the best porters I’ve ever had. 2. Fuller’s Vintage Ale [...]
I had a lot of brews this February, but here’s the cream of the crop: 1. Port Mongo IPA A hop head’s dream! Get this now! 2. Anchorage Bitter Monk A Belgian IPA with brett…so yummy. 3. The Lost Abbey Deliverance A big brew with big flavor. 4. Fuller’s ESB A great example of a style that I [...]
January was a great month for beer. I had a really rough time choosing the best of the best, but here they are: 1. Stone 15th Anniversary Escondidian Imperial Black IPA Before this beer, I found black IPAs to be alright, but nothing outstanding. This beer is exactly what a black IPA should be. 2. Avery Out [...]
What a month! I didn’t sample as many beers as I would have liked, but here was the best of the month: 1. Victory Storm King Stout Another impressive offering from Victory. 2. Green Flash Double Stout A silky stout with a lot of coffee. Delish! 3. Southern Tier Pumking How did it take me so long [...]
A lot of brews came and went during the month of November (including two that I brewed myself), but here’s the best of the best: 1. Pretty Things Saint Botolph’s Town The best brown ale that I’ve ever had. Hands down. 2. Founders Blushing Monk 2011 Great as a dessert beer. 3. Goose Island 312 [...]
I had a lot of brews in October and I had a pretty hard time creating this list. But, here are the five best of the month: 1. Maredsous 10 (Triple) One of the best Belgians that I’ve had. Amazingness. 2. Stegmaier Pumpkin Ale Just the right amount of spice and body for the Fall. [...]
I got back into the swing of things in September. I visited DFH in Delaware and had a lot of good brews. Here are the best of the month: 1. Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Everything a Belgian IPA should be. 2. Dogfish Head 2008 Raison D’Extra A true sipping beer with notes of raisin and brown [...]
August was a great month. I hit up a few new beer places and tried some great brews. Here were the best of the month. 1. Mikkeller Sorachi Ace Single Hop IPA The brew that I drank for IPA day. Full of Sorachi Ace goodness. 2. Cigar City Jai Alai IPA An IPA that I’ve been waiting [...]
July was an interesting month. It was hot as anything in New Jersey and I beat the heat by having a few brews to cool me down. Here are the best of the month. 1. Dark Horse Scotty Karate Scotch Ale A wonderfully peat-y scotch ale. One of my favorites of the style. 2. Dogfish [...]
